The reader's editor on… the online abuse that follows any article on women's issues
"I'd love to create something like the 'Mary Beard Prize for women online' to support people who are supporting women to be able to use the internet safely," he said in the article, which was published on 8 August.
A great idea and one that would win support from many editors at the Guardian who see the amount of the moderators' time spent weeding out either off-topic or offensive comments in threads attached to any article loosely related to feminism or women's issues.
As one moderator told me:"There seems to be a huge backlash against the Guardian's increasing coverage of feminist issues, from more frivolous pieces (body hair, sunbathing topless, anything to do with Beyoncé) to pieces on domestic violence, FGM etc. WATM (what about the men) is now something we look out for on any piece about women as standard."
Alex Needham, acting network editor, raised the issue at the Guardian's morning conference following an article by Hadley Freeman on 5 August about the arguments for and against women shaving their body hair.
He told me in an email: "On any article by Laura Bates or Jessica Valenti, or most recently this piece by Hadley, the first 15 or 20 comments always say 'not this again, Guardian, where are the men? We face this kind of problem, so cover that instead.' Because the comments are off-topic they're then removed, which leads to cries of censorship and the claim that the Guardian is sexist – that the problems of white working-class males (who these commenters say are the real victims in society) are ignored."
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/aug/10/readers-editor-online-abuse-women-issues
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Was looking to download a copy of Emerson's essaay on Self-Reliance after reading a report on AMAZON:
...His words and ideas are so powerful and deep that we soon realize that they didn't come only from a brilliant mind, but also from a warm-hearted soul!
That's exactly what this book is about: Its sentences break through your brain and penetrate right into your soul! Emerson's optimistic view on human beings and life can only reinforce our courage in mankind and, especially, in ourselves!
What else can I say? His speech is direct, he defends all the good values, tell us to have confidence in ourselves and show us that passing through life with dignity is a matter of choice and courage, and that it simply doesn't change with time...
This is the book I grab to comfort my spirit when I'm having difficult times... 
http://www.amazon.com/Self-Reliance-Other-Essays-Thrift-Editions/dp/0486277909/ref=pd_sim_b_4?ie=UTF8&refRID=06MC2EXAXHNKTVTJYKED
Looked for an audiobook, but:
Reviewer: doowopbob -
3.00 out of 5 stars3.00 out of 5 stars3.00 out of 5 stars - May 9, 2010
Subject: ...Yup..
....When There Were No Girls Around..We Got Self Reliant..Girls Never Knew About The Jerk Circle, Except For Judy Who Loved Being The Center Of Attention..Whadda Mess She Hadda Clean Up..!
https://archive.org/details/Developi1951
Although penned years ago, it's a level of familiarity and contempt that is disgusting.
But, I'm not sure why it is you posted this in reply...? though I'm likely to watch it in entirety later on. 
